I pulled a few plastic bottles out of our recycling bag and filled them with water.

我找出一些用过的塑料瓶子，然后灌满水。

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Day 1 – 8 bags to Goodwill, 5 bags to recycling, 8 boxes to the consignment shop, and 1 bag to the landfill.

第一天——8袋子待捐赠物品、5袋子待回收废品、8袋子待托运物品和1袋子垃圾。

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Officials calculate that the city spends 5.2 cents per bag annually for street litter pickup and 1.4 cents per bag for extra recycling costs.

据官方统计，每年旧金山市要对每个购物袋付费5.2美分的街道垃圾清理费，此外他们每年还要付1.4美分用于每个购物袋的再循环利用。

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The bag makers argue statewide recycling laws should preempt local bag bans or taxes, since the local restrictions might undercut the economics of recycling facilities.

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As an alternative to bag taxes or bans, bag makers and retailers have been pushing programs that mandate or encourage plastic bag recycling.

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ChicoBag founder and CEO Andy Keller says that stat came from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but that agency has since revised its stats, putting plastic bag recycling rates in about the 6-percent range.

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